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i heard about the pentagon. we're at war, somebody is going to pay, close quote. >> by the time air force one took off, hijackers had been flying united flight 93 for nearly 30 minutes. at 9:46 and two minutes later command center updated faa headquarters that united 93 was now, quote, 29 minutes out of washington, d.c., end quote. >> affirmative. he said there was a bomb on board. >> by 9:49 a.m. the faa had known for more than 15 minutes that united 93 was a possible hijack. three passenger jets had already crashed into american landmarks. still, no one at the faa requested military assistance for flight 93. >> they know that the trade tower and the pentagon was struck and they don't tell the military command there's a fourth plane hijacked and in the air and at this point turned around and headed toward washington? i mean, it's just incomprehensible. >> do we want to think about scrambling aircraft? >> oh, god, i don't know. >> that's a decision somebody's going to have to make probably in the next ten minute
i heard about the pentagon. we're at war, somebody is going to pay, close quote. >> by the time air force one took off, hijackers had been flying united flight 93 for nearly 30 minutes. at 9:46 and two minutes later command center updated faa headquarters that united 93 was now, quote, 29 minutes out of washington, d.c., end quote. >> affirmative. he said there was a bomb on board. >> by 9:49 a.m. the faa had known for more than 15 minutes that united 93 was a possible hijack....
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the pentagon information? >> the primary concern is protecting the american public in the area against any public further attacks boy the air. they have no indication there will be. there is some concern that since this appears to be a highly coordinated attack there may be other terrorist attacks that could be planned either in new york or elsewhere. this is absolutely the worst case scenario for the counter terrorist planners. apparently there were no firm indications prior to this could have happened. it would be for protection for the time being. not necessary low even thinking right now about any retaliation. >> david gregory is on the phone. >> the president is about to begin an education event which is being canceled. it will go forward in so far the president will come out and make a statement about this. he was made aware en route from his hotel to the school here in sarasota where he was going to talk about education and he will make a statement and we are told by white house officials quick low depa
the pentagon information? >> the primary concern is protecting the american public in the area against any public further attacks boy the air. they have no indication there will be. there is some concern that since this appears to be a highly coordinated attack there may be other terrorist attacks that could be planned either in new york or elsewhere. this is absolutely the worst case scenario for the counter terrorist planners. apparently there were no firm indications prior to this...
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the pentagon says it was a long planned, unarmed drill. there was no reaction to the chinese. there's tension in that part of the world. >> we have dramatic video for you of the u.s. -- 100 heche -- a helicopter moved in, as can you take a look here, after a boat filled with 150 people capsized monday night. the survivors clung to the hull of the 40-foot boat for hours as they waited to be saved. there were no life jackets on board. the boat capsized near miami beach. >>> days after the big announcement of the nuclear deal with iran it's still far from clear what exactly it means. secretary of state john kerry, the focus is on tehran's promise to halt production of uranium. president hasan is trumpeting the deal in interviews and on twitter. that playing the importance of the six-month time frame while emphasizing the fact that enrichment can continue and sanctions have been frozen. additional economic sakes. not a fan of trickle down economics. yesterday the catholic church played the free market for the world's economic issues and growing -- the politics calls for criticizin
the pentagon says it was a long planned, unarmed drill. there was no reaction to the chinese. there's tension in that part of the world. >> we have dramatic video for you of the u.s. -- 100 heche -- a helicopter moved in, as can you take a look here, after a boat filled with 150 people capsized monday night. the survivors clung to the hull of the 40-foot boat for hours as they waited to be saved. there were no life jackets on board. the boat capsized near miami beach. >>> days...
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the one that sets pentagon policy. democratic leaders in the senate have said they expect it to be a part of the conversation. house speaker boehner this week said it will also be part of the discussion in the house. somehow establishing a new policy regarding how these are handled, who makes the final decisions. >> i guess the question begs to be asked, how did it get this bad? is there an explanation for that? >> there's all sorts of different reasons. they believe now that people are more willing to actually come forth and talk about it. but there's still a big concern that many people, and i say people, not just women, but a lot of guys also face this problem in the military, that they're becoming more willing to talk about it, and yet there are others who fear retribution so they stay quiet. and so they're trying to make it clear that if you come forward, we will give you the assistance you need. we understand that this is a big problem. a lot of different reasons. the combat stress. the idea that people are on th
the one that sets pentagon policy. democratic leaders in the senate have said they expect it to be a part of the conversation. house speaker boehner this week said it will also be part of the discussion in the house. somehow establishing a new policy regarding how these are handled, who makes the final decisions. >> i guess the question begs to be asked, how did it get this bad? is there an explanation for that? >> there's all sorts of different reasons. they believe now that people...
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they can't all fit in the pentagon. so the air force has it, the navy has it, the marines, the army, they all have these off-site buildings. the navy, this specific installation also has the location for obvious reasons because it's the navy on the water, so it's on the river. so in instances somewhat shut off from the rest of the district because of the fact that it's water on one side and because it's a military installation, access is controlled. so you're zooming in there on the right-hand side where the washington navy yard complex is. yes, it would have civilian and military officials. now, we are told that among the shooting victims in the first building, where we think there could be well over a dozen shooting victims, that several of those they now believe are police officers. that the initial responders here, there was obviously a lot of gunfire exchanged between the shooter and the people who were responding. it's taking some time now to sort out the number of -- the number of victims and what their condition
they can't all fit in the pentagon. so the air force has it, the navy has it, the marines, the army, they all have these off-site buildings. the navy, this specific installation also has the location for obvious reasons because it's the navy on the water, so it's on the river. so in instances somewhat shut off from the rest of the district because of the fact that it's water on one side and because it's a military installation, access is controlled. so you're zooming in there on the right-hand...
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plus, the pentagon tightens its belts ahead of possible cuts. >>> first, our top story at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. amid a national debate about guns and violence, a california teacher and a campus supervisor are being credited for heroic actions yesterday during yet another school shooting. it happened in taft, california, around the same time vice president joe biden was holding meetings in washington about possible gun regulation. police say a 16-year-old gunman who felt he was being bullied specifically targeted two students using 12-gauge shotguns. one of them was shot and remains in critical but stable condition. the second student was not hit. police say the teacher in the classroom who was grazed by a shotgun pellet and a campus supervisor managed to engage the gunman in conversation and convince him to drop his weapon. police say the shotgun belonged to the suspect's brother. taft high school where the shooting took place typically has an armed guard on campus. the sheriff's department said the guard wasn't there yesterday because he is, well, he was snowe
plus, the pentagon tightens its belts ahead of possible cuts. >>> first, our top story at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. amid a national debate about guns and violence, a california teacher and a campus supervisor are being credited for heroic actions yesterday during yet another school shooting. it happened in taft, california, around the same time vice president joe biden was holding meetings in washington about possible gun regulation. police say a 16-year-old gunman...
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we have former pentagon general counsel jeh johnson joining us for the interview. please, stay with us. >>> the attorney general of the united states broke some major news today in an unexpected way, took a lot of people by surprise. part of the reason we know that is because this wanted poster was still posted at fbi.gov this afternoon for several hours after the attorney general admitted in print this afternoon that actually this guy is no longer wanted, he's dead. so, he's not wanted anymore. shortly after the national security reporter, spencer ackerman, and a number of other folks started tweeting links to the poster, the fbi took it down. did the fbi really not know that that guy had been killed until the attorney general told congress and the general public about it this afternoon? i mean, they had a wanted poster out for him, so presumably, they were expending some fbi resources wanting the guy, right, looking for him. if they were looking for him but another agency of the u.s. government, presumably the cia or maybe the military, some other part of the u.s
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the pentagon does the overuse of drones. so, we can use them, say, in afghanistan. where there is a declared military action. but in pakistan or any place where it's used in a covert way, that's the cia. and most of those decisions are made in mr. brennan's basement office, under the oval office in the west wing and he's the one who's got to put together what has become known popularly as the list and i'll work with president obama and others on how they want to narrow those. a lot of debate. if you kill a terrorist and then he's replaced by his driver and the next drone goes in after him, is that a legitimate target? >> well, i think the other question that jane harman brought up earlier, should any of this stuff be done under the cia or done at the pong where, frankly, more accountable perhaps in place? >> well, chuck, the drone war is the least covert covert operation the u.s. has ever run. every drone strike done by the cia or just about everyone is reported in the newspapers or some journal -- >> can't hide them. they're not small things. >> the most covert one
the pentagon does the overuse of drones. so, we can use them, say, in afghanistan. where there is a declared military action. but in pakistan or any place where it's used in a covert way, that's the cia. and most of those decisions are made in mr. brennan's basement office, under the oval office in the west wing and he's the one who's got to put together what has become known popularly as the list and i'll work with president obama and others on how they want to narrow those. a lot of debate....
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. >>> the pentagon directly blames the chinese government and its military for cyber attacks against our own military and government. >>> a hole in one as president works the green with the senators. is this toronto fan a bad sport? good morning, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. amazing story out of ohio. three women found alive after missing more than a decade. amanda berry, gina dejesus. their journey back to civilization is just beginning. dan shenneman has more. >> monday, they were found alive inside of a home not far from where they were last seen. police say a neighbor heard screams coming from the house and found one of the women who used his phone to call police. >> help me. i'm amanda berry. >> you need police, fire or ambulance? >> i need police. >> what's going on there? >> i've been kidnapped and i've been missing for ten years and i'm here. i'm free now. >> we will get someone there as soon as we get a car open. >> no. i need him now before he gets back. >> that don't look right. i took her, pried the door open so she could climb through there. you can't open the door comple
. >>> the pentagon directly blames the chinese government and its military for cyber attacks against our own military and government. >>> a hole in one as president works the green with the senators. is this toronto fan a bad sport? good morning, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. amazing story out of ohio. three women found alive after missing more than a decade. amanda berry, gina dejesus. their journey back to civilization is just beginning. dan shenneman has more. >>...
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assume that he gets confirmed, he has to be a tough -- a tough guy at the pentagon. he is going to be tough with congress. he has to deal with the potential of the sequester, fighting for the budget that he does get, dealing with all of the problems that come at you when you are in charge of the pentagon and the generals and the other members of the joint chiefs are going to feel they can run over him. >> we'll see about that. i assume that every general with any number of stars was watching intently yesterday, and might have had that thought in mind. you said another important word, which is sequester. it's going to be a huge mess over there trying to, first, anticipate this, and then deal with whatever the new reality is. i do think that it was ugly yesterday. it was ugly on both sides. the white house wasn't so much from what i heard defending his performance as saying that those mean republicans also performed in an ugly and bad and not very attractive way. i don't think anybody looked particularly good in that showdown. i also think it's very clear that this is,
assume that he gets confirmed, he has to be a tough -- a tough guy at the pentagon. he is going to be tough with congress. he has to deal with the potential of the sequester, fighting for the budget that he does get, dealing with all of the problems that come at you when you are in charge of the pentagon and the generals and the other members of the joint chiefs are going to feel they can run over him. >> we'll see about that. i assume that every general with any number of stars was...
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we have former pentagon general council jeh johnson joining us for the interview. please, stay with us. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. [ french accent ] antacid! sorry, i have gas. but you relieve gas, no? not me... that's his job. true. i relieve gas fast. [ male announcer ] gas-x is designed to relieve gas. ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. >>> the attorney general of the united states broke some major news today in an unexpected
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can you justify where you are able to give more incripple nant funds to the pentagon and defense and like the congressman says, make these big hatchet cuts to other programs, entitlement programs? >> well, i think we all agree that there's a better way to prioritize the spending reductions, no doubt. but i spent 28 years in the private sector. it's not uncommon when you're in business to find ways to find a 5% reduction in spending. the challenge we face back here in washington is the reckless spending and the last of the will to do any reductions in spending. there's no doubt there's a better way to reduce spending but we have to start somewhere here. the legislation moving forward will provide some additional flexibility so we don't compromise national security, fbi, wire files and so forth so that we have the essential services covered as we keep the government running. >> sir, how do you justify? we've been watching this morning, too, the dow jones up by 147 points right now, so we're seeing a banner day on wall street. but meanwhile, we're hearing from our elected leaders the bl
can you justify where you are able to give more incripple nant funds to the pentagon and defense and like the congressman says, make these big hatchet cuts to other programs, entitlement programs? >> well, i think we all agree that there's a better way to prioritize the spending reductions, no doubt. but i spent 28 years in the private sector. it's not uncommon when you're in business to find ways to find a 5% reduction in spending. the challenge we face back here in washington is the...
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. >>> all right, thanks so much bill, a major announcement is expected from the pentagon today. all of the details coming up next. >>> plus, could this be the $60 million man? [ school bell rings ] ♪ school's out [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna take a lot of notes. so make sure they've got a notebook for every subject. this week only, get one subject notebooks for a penny. staples has it. staples. that was easy. staples has it. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v
. >>> all right, thanks so much bill, a major announcement is expected from the pentagon today. all of the details coming up next. >>> plus, could this be the $60 million man? [ school bell rings ] ♪ school's out [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna take a lot of notes. so make sure they've got a notebook for every subject. this week only, get one subject notebooks for a penny. staples has it. staples. that was easy. staples has...
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so unlike pentagon for cure or certain infrastructure plans, what you're doing with an across the board cut as sam stein and ryan reported is penalize a very part of the government that is running on low overhead and efficiently running, right? while bloated systems actually have the cushion. it's the opposite of what a jack welch style biscuit would do. does that aspect of it concern you on the penny plan, that they're not learning anything? >> well, the whole thing concerns me because it's a total breakdown of logic, adulthood and compassion. >> well said. >> we've used a lot of sflesver this segment. >> because congress is supposed to be about, although it sounds oxymoronic in these days, it's about making intelligent choices in balancing politics and human needs and the goals of the country. the sequester is a meat axe that rewards bloated programs and penalized efficient programs. now the penny plan would sort of do the same thing to entitlements. the way you deal with entitlements is by trying to make them more efficient while making them more humane and that at least is the promi
so unlike pentagon for cure or certain infrastructure plans, what you're doing with an across the board cut as sam stein and ryan reported is penalize a very part of the government that is running on low overhead and efficiently running, right? while bloated systems actually have the cushion. it's the opposite of what a jack welch style biscuit would do. does that aspect of it concern you on the penny plan, that they're not learning anything? >> well, the whole thing concerns me because...
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it could mean longer lines at the airport, less funding for teachers, and cuts at the pentagon that officials say could hurt national security. still, the white house and republicans remained lock in a stalemate over how to deal with the sequester. yesterday, president obama called john boehner and mitchell mcconnell, but neither republican leader has any appetite for new taxes, something the president says should be part of the deal. the president spoke with reverend al sharpton yesterday. >> my sense is that their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations, and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery over closing tax loophol loopholes. and that's the thing that binds their party together at this point. this is a major argument, obviously, we've been having for the last three years. unfortunately, i think republicans right now have been so dug in on this notion of never raising taxes that it becomes difficult for them to see an obvious answer right in front of them. >> of course, you have to take
it could mean longer lines at the airport, less funding for teachers, and cuts at the pentagon that officials say could hurt national security. still, the white house and republicans remained lock in a stalemate over how to deal with the sequester. yesterday, president obama called john boehner and mitchell mcconnell, but neither republican leader has any appetite for new taxes, something the president says should be part of the deal. the president spoke with reverend al sharpton yesterday....
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we have former pentagon general counsel jeh johnson joining us for the interview. please, stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. that was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again, and now i gotta take more pills. ♪ yup another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] this may, buy aleve and help those in need. >>> the attorney general of the united states broke some major news today in an unexpected way, took a lot of people by surprise. part of the reason we know that is because this wanted poster was still posted at fbi.gov this afternoon for several hours after the attorney general admitted in print this afternoon that actually this guy is no longer wanted, he's dead. so, he's not wanted anymore. shortly after the national security reporter, spencer ackerman, and a number of other folks started tweeting links t
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the pentagon is taking the brunt of these cuts. certainly the commander in chief doesn't want that to happen. a ton of democrats are quite fine with seeing pentagon spending cuts. so, you know, it's sort of like nobody really wants it to happen but both sides are sort of okay with it. >> to the point of who might have the upper hand, charles krauthammer wrote this. obama's bluff is being called and he's the desperate water. what should they do? nothing. cheryl, there are others who are saying that if this happens, at least we get those cuts. what's the feeling on capitol hill right now? >> well, i think there are some republicans who are fairly public about the fact that they do not want to see the seek questions sister cuts go through. a lot of these republicans represent the heavy military presence, a the lo lot of defen contractors in their area. generally ryan is right, they don't want to see the cuts go through but they are kind of preparing for it, that this is going to happen. they view the president's offer for tax increase
the pentagon is taking the brunt of these cuts. certainly the commander in chief doesn't want that to happen. a ton of democrats are quite fine with seeing pentagon spending cuts. so, you know, it's sort of like nobody really wants it to happen but both sides are sort of okay with it. >> to the point of who might have the upper hand, charles krauthammer wrote this. obama's bluff is being called and he's the desperate water. what should they do? nothing. cheryl, there are others who are...
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. >>> the pentagon has named a permanent envoy for the closure of the military prison guantanamo bay. paul lewis currently serves as a lawyer for the house committee on armed services. >>> one of president obama's second cousins wants to follow in his footsteps. but as a republican. milton wolf will primary challenge kansas senator pat roberts next year. wolf is related to the president through his great-grandfather who is also mr. obama's great-great-grandfather. >>> and california governor jerry brown has been named the greatest bald man in the bay area by "the san francisco chronicle." what an honor there. after winning the contest, he sat down for an interview. and in it, he says he would probably never wear a hair piece. brown also says the bald eagle is his baldness role model. and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> time now for our first look at politics. for that we are joined by syndicated columnist bob franken who has all his hair. good morning, bob. >> good morning. hearing a lot of baldfaced lies recently. >> let's talk about that because the government
. >>> the pentagon has named a permanent envoy for the closure of the military prison guantanamo bay. paul lewis currently serves as a lawyer for the house committee on armed services. >>> one of president obama's second cousins wants to follow in his footsteps. but as a republican. milton wolf will primary challenge kansas senator pat roberts next year. wolf is related to the president through his great-grandfather who is also mr. obama's great-great-grandfather. >>>...
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what the pentagon is doing is making official what is really happening in practice. women are 14% of the armed forces. women are already flying in combat missions in the army, the navy, the air force. and, you know, we already have a woman combat veteran serving in congress, congresswoman debbie -- tammy duckworth of illinois. she lost both her legs and seriously injured her arm in iraq in 2004. and i should also point out we have seen 150 women killed in combat in iraq and afghanistan. but i say again, it's about time. especially if women -- if women want to serve in those roles, then why shouldn't they? >> i totally agree. i think all americans who raise their hand and say i want to sacrifice, i want to risk my life, i want to be part of the cause, should be able to do it given they can meet the physical standards which are not changing for women so that's an important point. americans agree overwhelmingly that we should allow women into combat and these numbers cross the country, men and women agree, democrats and republicans agree, which is kind of a weird thing
what the pentagon is doing is making official what is really happening in practice. women are 14% of the armed forces. women are already flying in combat missions in the army, the navy, the air force. and, you know, we already have a woman combat veteran serving in congress, congresswoman debbie -- tammy duckworth of illinois. she lost both her legs and seriously injured her arm in iraq in 2004. and i should also point out we have seen 150 women killed in combat in iraq and afghanistan. but i...
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instead senator levin sided with top pentagon officials. >> i do not support removing authority of commanders to prosecute sexual assault cases and putting the decision in hands of military lawyers outside the chain of command as the personnel subcommittee provision would do. i believe that doing so would weaken our response to sexual assault and actually make it less likely. sexual assaults would be prosecuted. >> and here is senator gillibrand only minutes ago. >> to reverse this crisis, i do not believe it will be enough if we do not seize the opportunity and embrace the kind of systemic reform fa will truly increase the accountability and objectivity and trust in the military justice system by having trained legal military professionals handle the serious crimes from the beginning. this is not a radical idea. >> joining me live now kelly o'donnell. you see tradition versus change. even the themed dynamic of male lawmakers versus fee mail lawmakers. and their observations of what will change or what will stop this crisis. >> reporter: tamron, there's so many broader reference points that w
instead senator levin sided with top pentagon officials. >> i do not support removing authority of commanders to prosecute sexual assault cases and putting the decision in hands of military lawyers outside the chain of command as the personnel subcommittee provision would do. i believe that doing so would weaken our response to sexual assault and actually make it less likely. sexual assaults would be prosecuted. >> and here is senator gillibrand only minutes ago. >> to reverse...
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but that is the next step. >> when a sitting general, somebody in the pentagon hears you say that, do you think they think okay, well, this is just the crow bar that these folks are going to use to pry open the entire system that we have, that we trust, that we know that produces the outcomes that we want? >> this is not that bold of a move. i mean, this is a very common sense narrow reform that will take our military justice system into the 21st century. we don't argue when we bring our weapons systems into the 21st century, or our tactics, or medical technology, or to help the troops on the battlefield. but for some reason we're not bringing the military justice into the 21st century, and i ask why, would our allies have done this, when the accused, both the victims and crimes get a better shot at justice from this reform. it is a no-brainer. >> no-brainer was never a sure thing in the united states senate. >>> coming up, ahead on the show. >> let this be a lesson to all 50 states. tonight, the people of albuquerque rejected an extreme agenda pushed by out of state and out of touch
but that is the next step. >> when a sitting general, somebody in the pentagon hears you say that, do you think they think okay, well, this is just the crow bar that these folks are going to use to pry open the entire system that we have, that we trust, that we know that produces the outcomes that we want? >> this is not that bold of a move. i mean, this is a very common sense narrow reform that will take our military justice system into the 21st century. we don't argue when we...
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pentagon hasn't had any significant cuts for 30 years. a lot of money that's going to be cut is money that was not asked for but the pentagon was put in by bloated congress people who wanted to do stuff for people in their district. i'm a fairly hawkish on defense, but this is an enterprise that hasn't been touched for 30 years and this may be our only chance. >> that's interesting sort of where the two sides come together, which is to say members of the progressive left think this is the only time we're going to get these defense cuts and deficit hawks, conservatives, tea partiers are putting moderate republicans in a bind saying this is cutting our deficit. let's go for it. >> the grand irony, of course, is the fact that the number -- if you poll people their number one issue is jobs, right? it continues to be jobs. and $120 billion austerity crunch, the numbers being bantered around, in exchange for the sequester, which is like $85 billion. whatever it is, right, that's a big chunk. that will have an effect, negative jobs effect, no qu
pentagon hasn't had any significant cuts for 30 years. a lot of money that's going to be cut is money that was not asked for but the pentagon was put in by bloated congress people who wanted to do stuff for people in their district. i'm a fairly hawkish on defense, but this is an enterprise that hasn't been touched for 30 years and this may be our only chance. >> that's interesting sort of where the two sides come together, which is to say members of the progressive left think this is the...
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cuts, you know, taxes for the rich, we'll go with pentagon cuts. because we don't care about head start, meals on wheels, public defenders. you know, federal parks and all that. we never cared to -- cared about that in the beginning. so this is where the president thought he was trying to hit them with a hammer, and they're saying we'll take that hit if we still don't have to deal with you and taxes. >> when you look at the fact, krystal, i mean, let's look at the effects of the budget cut. 600,000 women and children lose nutrition aid. 125,000 families lose housing aid. 70,000 kids lose head start. 25,000 fewer cancer screenings. i mean, when you look at who's impacted by this, when you look at who can't defend themselves in some of the cases, the se seniors and these kids, have we become so insensitive in washington these people are just -- you know, they're expendable at the alter of my political career? >> yeah. i think david is right. a lot of what republicans do, their rhetoric around deficit cuts is really an excuse to try to cut exactly the
cuts, you know, taxes for the rich, we'll go with pentagon cuts. because we don't care about head start, meals on wheels, public defenders. you know, federal parks and all that. we never cared to -- cared about that in the beginning. so this is where the president thought he was trying to hit them with a hammer, and they're saying we'll take that hit if we still don't have to deal with you and taxes. >> when you look at the fact, krystal, i mean, let's look at the effects of the budget...
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and pentagon so they can better process these claims. it is one of the instances where in washington you have to have bipartisan determination and focus that's brought to bear on the administration to get this done. our veterans sacrifice and their service should be matched by a commence rate effort by the administration to process these claims expeditiously. >> the other topic the nra held the annual convention. the membership is up to 5 million people. the president says he is not giving up the fight for the gun laws. pat toomey supported the background checks. what needs to happen to get this voted on again and not just voted on but passed? >> chris, i think there will be an opportunity which we should take advantage of over a number of months to continue to build support for the background check legislation. and i think that is likely to happen for a variety of reasons. the main reason is that anyone who paid any attention to what happened in newtown i think what it would ask a united states senator, what are you doing to substantial
and pentagon so they can better process these claims. it is one of the instances where in washington you have to have bipartisan determination and focus that's brought to bear on the administration to get this done. our veterans sacrifice and their service should be matched by a commence rate effort by the administration to process these claims expeditiously. >> the other topic the nra held the annual convention. the membership is up to 5 million people. the president says he is not...
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we have to leave it there, but coming up, the pentagon is about to make it official. women can serve on the frontlines. we'll look at what it means for the future of the u.s. military just ahead. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and co
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her story today was about how the american medical association has written to the pentagon to protest the force feeding of the hundred prisoners at guantanamo who are now prisoners there. carol has been called the institutional memory of guantanamo. it is a statement i agree with and she joys us tonight. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> you have been a lifeline for a lot of us in terms of understanding what's going on there, even when nobody else has been willing to pay attention. you were last there about ten days ago. you should you have none condition there is this austere since president obama took office. what did you have mean by that? >> communal was the norm, meaning that groups of detainees, 8, 10, 12, got to eat together, pray together, watch tv together. the vast majority were considered to be communal captives kept in medium security confinement the guards were on the outside looking in, the detainees were on the inside organizing their own lives. when i went back down there about ten days ago after this raid, virtually every detainee down there is under
her story today was about how the american medical association has written to the pentagon to protest the force feeding of the hundred prisoners at guantanamo who are now prisoners there. carol has been called the institutional memory of guantanamo. it is a statement i agree with and she joys us tonight. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> you have been a lifeline for a lot of us in terms of understanding what's going on there, even when nobody else has been willing...
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when i started studying this topic, i began with those secret pentagon files and i went to vietnam for the first time and i was trying to search for witnesses and survivors of the cases that i'd found in the archives and the pentagon's archives and i went to talk to the vietnamese about one specific event, one atrocity. a great spasm of violence and what the vietnamese tell me about is what it's like for ten years under bombs and shells and helicopter gunships and negotiated the lives around the war. about how ever day there was a calculus that went on trying to figure out how to stay alive, when to stay inside the bomb shelter, when to get out of it and forage for food and when to farm and this is what i learned, that something that i learned from the vietnamese i couldn't learn from the records no matter how graphic and detailed they were. >> nick, this might be a little tan genital but i wanted to ask your opinion of modern war reporting is. it feels like great writers like sebastian junger and feels like a dearth of good war reporting. we mostly get these glossy bios on generals or
when i started studying this topic, i began with those secret pentagon files and i went to vietnam for the first time and i was trying to search for witnesses and survivors of the cases that i'd found in the archives and the pentagon's archives and i went to talk to the vietnamese about one specific event, one atrocity. a great spasm of violence and what the vietnamese tell me about is what it's like for ten years under bombs and shells and helicopter gunships and negotiated the lives around...
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however, congress has also granted the pentagon the powers to waive such restriction, a power the pentagon has not yet used in a single case. so as the president called everyone on the carpet for their complacency today, he also raised the question whether his administration will try to do more within its power to get at least some of these detainees out of guantanamo. >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do aministratively and i'm going to reengage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interests of the american people. >> the president may not have some ridiculous super natural power to impose his will on congress, but when it comes to the moral and legal crisis in guantanamo, he is far from powerless. joining me tonight from washington, former national security council spokesman for the obama administration. i want to begin with you. what was your reaction to hearing this from the president today? surprise? frustration? hope? >> chris, it was
however, congress has also granted the pentagon the powers to waive such restriction, a power the pentagon has not yet used in a single case. so as the president called everyone on the carpet for their complacency today, he also raised the question whether his administration will try to do more within its power to get at least some of these detainees out of guantanamo. >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo,...
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the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence in the persian gulf. plans for the uss harry truman carrier to head to the gulf this week have been canceled. that would leave one carrier in the region. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the cuts pentagon workers could face furloughs saying, this is not a game this is reality. >>> vice president joe biden made an emotional appeal to house democrats last night urging them to support the obama administration's gun control agenda. biden choked up while speaking about the recent tragedy at sandy hook and recounted examples of 1600 deaths since that day. his tone turned emphatic reminding audience as their obligation as lawmakers to act. >> when people tell me that you can't prevent these kinds of occurrences, that doesn't mean we can't do something to god forbid if it happens again diminish the carnage. it matters. it matters. >> speaking to those worried about the political consequences of backing controversial gun legislation, biden argued "i promise you, times have changed." >>> new jersey govern
the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence in the persian gulf. plans for the uss harry truman carrier to head to the gulf this week have been canceled. that would leave one carrier in the region. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the cuts pentagon workers could face furloughs saying, this is not a game this is reality. >>> vice president joe biden made an emotional appeal to house democrats last night urging them to support the obama administration's gun control...
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the pentagon will be taking over some parts of the drone program from the cia, putting it under scrutiny and transparency with congress. >>> i want to get to a bridge collapse sent cars plunging right into the river below. take a look at the video. witnesses say a spy struck with an oversize load struck the bridge's beams, possibly causing the collapse, which you can is the after the fact right there. two vehicles were submernlgd around 7:00 p.m. local time. three people were rescued and are in stable condition t. four-lane bridge was built in 1955 and was listed as structurally obsolete by the national bridge inventory in its most reasonable assessment. however, it did not make the washington department's list of structurally sufficient bridges. >>> in moore, oklahoma, meanwhile, the first funerals were held for the 24 hour victims of monday's tornado. 9-year-old antonia cand larria was laid to rest. she was among the several children that died. many children headed back to school or at least other schools that were not destroyed. >> it was very emotional. it was very good to see the ki
the pentagon will be taking over some parts of the drone program from the cia, putting it under scrutiny and transparency with congress. >>> i want to get to a bridge collapse sent cars plunging right into the river below. take a look at the video. witnesses say a spy struck with an oversize load struck the bridge's beams, possibly causing the collapse, which you can is the after the fact right there. two vehicles were submernlgd around 7:00 p.m. local time. three people were rescued...
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time in my career that a diplomat has more. [ beep ] than somebody in the military. >> reporter: the pentagon says f-16s were hours away and couldn't have got threaten in time say democrats. >> of all the irresponsible allegations leveled over the past two weeks, this is the most troubling. and based on what our military commanders have told us, this allegation is simply untrue. >> andrea mitchell reporting. hicks said he told secretary clinton it was a terrorist attack, not a demonstration. and another striking claim, he says the state department demoted him in retaliation for speaking out. the department denies punishing anyone and says congress withheld money needed to protect outposts like benghazi. >>> and now here's your first look at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." in minnesota, supporters held a prayer vigil last night before today's scheduled vote in the state house to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor said he would sign the bill if lawmakers pass it to make minnesota the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. >>> new hampshire's senator is criticized for her positi
time in my career that a diplomat has more. [ beep ] than somebody in the military. >> reporter: the pentagon says f-16s were hours away and couldn't have got threaten in time say democrats. >> of all the irresponsible allegations leveled over the past two weeks, this is the most troubling. and based on what our military commanders have told us, this allegation is simply untrue. >> andrea mitchell reporting. hicks said he told secretary clinton it was a terrorist attack, not a...
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what are you hearing in the pentagon? any interagency or strife between people at the pentagon and the cia over the distribution of money? >> absolutely. on my many trips to afghanistan, senior military officials and some senior political or diplomatic officials have, in fact, complained about that pipeline of cash that goes straight into now karzai says he is spreading the wealth but u.s. military officials and intel officials have told us that over the years, karzai was socking away tens of millions of dollars, allegations, of course, that nobody could prove on paper. the only comfort they took that karzai was funneling a lot of this money out of the country was the fact that much of that money had gone into real estate in dubai and when the market crashed, karzai lost out. that was about the only comst they took in the fact this money, not just through this money from the cia, but also corruption in terms of the kinds of money that support agencies and the military have been spending, much of that money is funneled ind
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defense official said the pentagon did not want to repeat the mistakes of the iraq war. we have seen very bad movies before when intelligence is perceived to have driven policy decisions that in the withhold light of day have been proven wrong. you can seen see it in the reporting on this claim today, not just the commentary but the reporting, the "new york times" taking care to not pull another judith miller this time. the "new york times" taking these claims to outside experts today who told them for their main article about this news today it's not a smoking gun. the evidence that has emerged so far is suggestive of chemical attacks but not conclusive. not conclusive. imagine needing something to be conclusive before starting a war about it. how much does the bush administration's experience with gens a decade ago color what's happening right now? color how this administration is using with intelligence right now. let's ask somebody who knows. tommie served as national security spokesman in the obama administration and before that assistant secretary under robert gibb
defense official said the pentagon did not want to repeat the mistakes of the iraq war. we have seen very bad movies before when intelligence is perceived to have driven policy decisions that in the withhold light of day have been proven wrong. you can seen see it in the reporting on this claim today, not just the commentary but the reporting, the "new york times" taking care to not pull another judith miller this time. the "new york times" taking these claims to outside...
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hunter when he just wants to point across to the pentagon. we obey those law that say we defend, and if he had this question, why didn't he ask it before he voted for the law? where was his deed, not his intention of making sure that service members, of whom he served with, were taken care of properly? >> sir, if you'll stand by with me, we now have some of the testimony from secretary eric shinseki from moments ago. >> if the shutdown does not end in the coming weeks, va will not be able to assure delivery of 1 november checks to more than 5.18 million beneficiaries, including veterans who are 100% disabled, surviving spouses, eligible children orphaned by the death of their military or veteran parent. >> okay. so there we're getting the idea now the numbers, over five million beneficiaries are going to be out in the cold come november 1st. it doesn't seem like any of these dates are really getting the attention of people in washington, d.c., the number of days the shutdown is going on, whether or not the debt ceiling is looming on the 17th
hunter when he just wants to point across to the pentagon. we obey those law that say we defend, and if he had this question, why didn't he ask it before he voted for the law? where was his deed, not his intention of making sure that service members, of whom he served with, were taken care of properly? >> sir, if you'll stand by with me, we now have some of the testimony from secretary eric shinseki from moments ago. >> if the shutdown does not end in the coming weeks, va will not...
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pentagon leaders were question betd 2001 authorization to use military force, which is of course the resolution passed just after the/1 9 dsh /* /- 9/1 1. at least one member of congress was shocked by the breath of the assertions that were made by michael shee han, assistant secretary of defense for special operations in support of the grounding document for the unending open-ended global war we found ourselves in. >> i have only been here five months about this is the most astounding and astoundingly disturbing hearing i've been to since i've been here. you have essentially rewritten the constitution here today. >> i don't disagree we need to fight terrorism. but we need to do it in a constitutionally sound way. >> barbara lee represents california's 13th district, only member of either house to vote against force. my first question is what did you make of this hearing yesterday? >> chris, first, thank you very much for reading the resolution. i hope the public will begin to listen to what took place. and that was a blank check that allowed for perpetual war until we repeal it. the
pentagon leaders were question betd 2001 authorization to use military force, which is of course the resolution passed just after the/1 9 dsh /* /- 9/1 1. at least one member of congress was shocked by the breath of the assertions that were made by michael shee han, assistant secretary of defense for special operations in support of the grounding document for the unending open-ended global war we found ourselves in. >> i have only been here five months about this is the most astounding...
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. >> the pentagon is rolling out a plan to combat sexual assault. some say it doesn't do enough. defense secretary chuck hagel is pushing measures that prohibit inappropriate relationships between instructors and troops and calling for better advocacy for victims. right now only the victims can be transferred. with an estimated 26,000 cases of sex is assault in 2012 alone, many lawmakers want investigations handled outside the chain of command to ensure accountability. >>> anthony weiner's free fall shows no sign of slowing down. according to the latest poll lis support cratering when earlier this summer you recall he led the pack. bill de blasio's star is on the rise. now, in the event of a runoff, de blasio leads quinn by seven points. he had doubled his support among african-americans. an ad seeks to highlight his connections within the community. >> i want to tell you a little bit about bill de blasio. he's the only democrat with the guts to the really break from the bloomberg years, the only one who raise taxes on the rich to fund early childhood and after school programs. h
. >> the pentagon is rolling out a plan to combat sexual assault. some say it doesn't do enough. defense secretary chuck hagel is pushing measures that prohibit inappropriate relationships between instructors and troops and calling for better advocacy for victims. right now only the victims can be transferred. with an estimated 26,000 cases of sex is assault in 2012 alone, many lawmakers want investigations handled outside the chain of command to ensure accountability. >>>...
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let me pause at what the pentagon is saying and and get your response. the pentagon is saying number one, that the four special forces operatives had to remain in tripoli to guard the embassy there and they were not combat ready and his suggestion as well that there could have been a flyover of f-16s from aviano in italy to buzz the terror attackers and scare them off. wouldn't have worked. because they were five hours away and would have to be refuelled mid-air and there were not refuelers present. has your committee taken that argument into consideration? >> well, sure, that's why we're want to hear testimony from the career foreign service person who is the senior-most person on the ground. this is not a political appointee. gregory hicks, i found him to be a real patriot when i went there in the first week of october. we want to hear firsthand accounts, not from the politicians but from the people who have firsthand accounts. >> i take that point, but he's not a military man. he's a diplomat and a very senior one. experienced one with great credibili
let me pause at what the pentagon is saying and and get your response. the pentagon is saying number one, that the four special forces operatives had to remain in tripoli to guard the embassy there and they were not combat ready and his suggestion as well that there could have been a flyover of f-16s from aviano in italy to buzz the terror attackers and scare them off. wouldn't have worked. because they were five hours away and would have to be refuelled mid-air and there were not refuelers...
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and so -- >> is that being reviewed by the pentagon now? >> yes, secretary hagen completed his review and amazingly, it prompted proposal by the secretary of defense to change a portion of military law. it's not enough, but it's a good start. >> congresswoman, are you finding that the pentagon under chuck hagel, i know he hasn't been in office very long, he had a rocky confirmation process, do you have their attention? and are they responsive to your requests? >> they absolutely are. i don't think it could have gone anywhere near far enough. they say we have a zero tolerance policy and there's nothing like a zero tolerance policy going on out there. about you have increasing members of congress who are actively engaged in this conversation. recently a group of us were over at the pentagon meeting with the vice chiefs of staff at all levels, they are saying we're trying to change the culture. we're trying to change the training, we're trying to change our ability to talk about this. and part of what they need to do is change the number of pr
and so -- >> is that being reviewed by the pentagon now? >> yes, secretary hagen completed his review and amazingly, it prompted proposal by the secretary of defense to change a portion of military law. it's not enough, but it's a good start. >> congresswoman, are you finding that the pentagon under chuck hagel, i know he hasn't been in office very long, he had a rocky confirmation process, do you have their attention? and are they responsive to your requests? >> they...
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27 years later christine fox, the highest ranking female at the pentagon ever. and we look at what's next for the city of detroit as it's now been cleared to move forward with the biggest bankruptcy in u.s. history. this is "way too early." >> good morning, everybody. brian shactman. always a good show when lewis is outside the building. he is outside the building today. we'll have the reasons why later in the cooler. and, of course, i can't say i'm sad. it is a little bit of a surprise. jacoby ellsbury goes from the red sox to the yankees in one of the richest deals in history. sox fans hope it works out more like kevin youkilis than baib rouge. we'll have detai db babe ruth. >>> vice president biden in china trying to smooth over tensions in that part of the world. he'll meeth
27 years later christine fox, the highest ranking female at the pentagon ever. and we look at what's next for the city of detroit as it's now been cleared to move forward with the biggest bankruptcy in u.s. history. this is "way too early." >> good morning, everybody. brian shactman. always a good show when lewis is outside the building. he is outside the building today. we'll have the reasons why later in the cooler. and, of course, i can't say i'm sad. it is a little bit of a...
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or here at the pentagon. as a matter of fact, i think today, they're just going to put out a piece of paper as opposed to have a full-fledged briefing. >> appreciate that, all right, mik, thanks very much. >>> the death toll rises and fighting spreads in egypt. also, some members of congress are trying to put together a new voting rights act in response to what they describe as new attempts to disenfranchise voters. congressman jim clyburn is going to join us. and could questions about the foundation her husband founded end up causing some headaches for hillary clinton? we're going to get into that today with our gaggle. the white house soup of the day, a little cooler outside, so how about some hot lentil? we'll be right back. the recent increase in cafeteria prices is not cool. when you vote for flo, we'll have discounts. ice-cream discounts. multi-cookie discounts. pizza loyalty discounts! [ kids chanting "flo!" ] i also have some great ideas on car insurance. [ silence ] finding you discounts since back i
or here at the pentagon. as a matter of fact, i think today, they're just going to put out a piece of paper as opposed to have a full-fledged briefing. >> appreciate that, all right, mik, thanks very much. >>> the death toll rises and fighting spreads in egypt. also, some members of congress are trying to put together a new voting rights act in response to what they describe as new attempts to disenfranchise voters. congressman jim clyburn is going to join us. and could questions...
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the day we lost 2,977 people at the world trade center, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania. and on that day, the president of the united states was george w. bush. today, in the house of representatives, republican congressman tom cotton of arkansas produced his terrorism scorecard. >> and barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the united states under barack obama. the boston marathon bomber, the underwear bomber, the time square bomber, the ft. hood shooter, and in my own straight, the little rock recruiting office shooter. in over seven years after 9/11, under george w. bush, how many terrorists reached their target in the united states? zero. >> joining me now, msnbc's richard rofl and former democratic governor of vermont, howard dean. governor dean, i think we can all remember after 9/11 that no democrats, exactly no democrats, went to the floor of the house of representatives seven days later to assign blame to the president of the united states about what the country was going through. but after this boston marathon bombing, here the
the day we lost 2,977 people at the world trade center, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania. and on that day, the president of the united states was george w. bush. today, in the house of representatives, republican congressman tom cotton of arkansas produced his terrorism scorecard. >> and barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the united states under barack obama. the boston marathon bomber, the underwear bomber, the time square bomber, the ft....
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you had minimal pentagon military assets out on the streets. and now comes the question of will the political process be able to handle dealing with a captured terrorist through civilian means? >> right. will they take the baton from law enforcement to essentially prosecution, roger, right? >> well, that's right, chris. boy, i wish we could take a deep breath and give it 24 hours before we get 23450 this. i know who's kidding who here, right? i think there is going to be a civil court process as pete william has talked about. he's not been mirandaized yet but he's going to be. they'll use the public safety exception for as long as necessary. there will be the usual chatter about that. frankly, that's white noise. he will be prosecuted in a civilian court and the long process of building the case, judicial case through the forensics and investigative work and the chain of evidence is going to be incredibly solid because of what we've seen so far over the past four days of the investigation. >> can i press you on one point there? >> yes. >> the r
you had minimal pentagon military assets out on the streets. and now comes the question of will the political process be able to handle dealing with a captured terrorist through civilian means? >> right. will they take the baton from law enforcement to essentially prosecution, roger, right? >> well, that's right, chris. boy, i wish we could take a deep breath and give it 24 hours before we get 23450 this. i know who's kidding who here, right? i think there is going to be a civil...
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it has the pentagon's attention. at least he needs to be reassigned. i want to hear that he denounces reparative therapy. i hope she is able to turn the culture of the academy. christian fundamentalists, work and they can get follow on hires and a planning for your future assignment. makes sense you are promoting your christian beliefs to get your street cred, afterward you hope james dobson. >> geopolitical accident we are all living with the consequences of. >> scott heinz, city council member in california, went on to a distinguished active duty careeren the air force after your time at the academy. an honor to have you here to talk about this. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. thanks. i'm pregnant. really? two weeks. you already went to the doctor? not yet. but i took this new clearblue test. it's like two tests in one. oh, my god. i think i'm gonna cry. [ female announcer ] the new clearblue pregnancy test also estimates how many weeks. weeks estimator. only from clearblue. >> we have a corrections moment and vital information about why jerry
it has the pentagon's attention. at least he needs to be reassigned. i want to hear that he denounces reparative therapy. i hope she is able to turn the culture of the academy. christian fundamentalists, work and they can get follow on hires and a planning for your future assignment. makes sense you are promoting your christian beliefs to get your street cred, afterward you hope james dobson. >> geopolitical accident we are all living with the consequences of. >> scott heinz, city...
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it comes as pentagon leaders say they'll continue to move forward with plans to thin the arms forces to less than 500,000 soldiers in five years. >>> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> a big storm that dumped snow across the rockies is expected to bring yet more severe weather tuesday. heavy snow in south dakota led to a shutdown of interstate 90 due to low visibility and icy roads. and colorado, 60 mile an hour wind gusts tore the facade off a motorcycle dealership. >>> in shaug, hours of dense fog caused flights to be canceled or delayed. as i've been saying this morning, good thing bill karins is here to join us. you have something for everybody. >> three things. what is most impressive. 90 in d.c., a foot of snow in minneapolis or the fact that abilene, texas, was 93 yesterday, 1 hours a2 hours ago they're 36. >> take your pick. >> it's an extreme day. dallas, texas, your temperatures dropped 20 degrees as this cold front is going through. look at the temperature in st. louis, 70. look at denver, 9 degrees in denver right now. one of the coldest april morning
it comes as pentagon leaders say they'll continue to move forward with plans to thin the arms forces to less than 500,000 soldiers in five years. >>> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> a big storm that dumped snow across the rockies is expected to bring yet more severe weather tuesday. heavy snow in south dakota led to a shutdown of interstate 90 due to low visibility and icy roads. and colorado, 60 mile an hour wind gusts tore the facade off a motorcycle...
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. >> those benefits, the pentagon no matter how much they want to, they can't do those things. >> right. >> because they are precluded by law because of doma. >> and secretary panetta and the president, they did all they could under the law. and that's what a lot of people don't understand. here is another story charlie told me. she said when she was doing her live interview, she also went to see her then congressman from new hampshire. and she told her story. and the congressman said oh, but you're okay. you live in new hampshire. you're legally married in new hampshire. that's legal. so you're taken care of. so her congressman didn't even know that her wife was treated as a second class citizen and didn't enjoy the benefits that other military families enjoyed. so if the congressman didn't know, you know, the american public has no idea. so we need to continue telling charlie's story. >> the reason that i wanted to play that particular clip of her lobbying gene shaheen there, gene shaheen obviously somebody who has been very supportive of her. but you see when she tells gene shaheen h
. >> those benefits, the pentagon no matter how much they want to, they can't do those things. >> right. >> because they are precluded by law because of doma. >> and secretary panetta and the president, they did all they could under the law. and that's what a lot of people don't understand. here is another story charlie told me. she said when she was doing her live interview, she also went to see her then congressman from new hampshire. and she told her story. and the...
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this is not incumbent upon the pentagon? >> they are moving in the right direction, but still instances with my office that deals with them all the time, backlogged claims and other glitches in the system that result from the failure of this system to be interoperable. in another area in terms of employment, the tax credits for employing are about to run out at the end of the year. we have high rates of unemployment among the rhett vans and another need that needs to be addressed as we are with the bill about the hire heroes act. >> in afghanistan, the amount of veterans that will need medical care for the next 20, 30, 40 years is going to be more than has been experienced by the va and by the va system the previous generation. why do i get the sense the va is not ready for this? >> the country is not ready yet. we need more professionals who will assess the traumatic brain injury or the health care providers and care givers need to be trained and provided through the va system. the majority of veterans get their treatment t
this is not incumbent upon the pentagon? >> they are moving in the right direction, but still instances with my office that deals with them all the time, backlogged claims and other glitches in the system that result from the failure of this system to be interoperable. in another area in terms of employment, the tax credits for employing are about to run out at the end of the year. we have high rates of unemployment among the rhett vans and another need that needs to be addressed as we...
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they say it helped his singapore company overbill the pentagon. >>> a georgia family is demanding to know how thirteen age son was killed. his body rolled up in a gym mat. surveillance video shows kendrick johnson, that's him in the right with the long braids in a white t-shirt s seen entering the gym. the mat where his body was found is not in the video. johnson's father says they want answers. >> that's all we want to know, exactly what happened to kendrick and how did it happen? that's all we ever wanted, you know, they can bring forth the evidence and show us, you know, what they have and what they seem to think exactly happened. you know, that's all we want, the truth. >> the family's attorney says they are suspicious of why the video failed to show what happened. snooi. >>> turning to sports with richard lui. >> last night a physical game with the chicago bulls. in the second, derrick rose with a clean two on this shot here. later two minutes left in the game, indiana steals. off to lance stephenson. he takes that, gets the dunk. pacers, 97-80. lone undefeated. golden state at
they say it helped his singapore company overbill the pentagon. >>> a georgia family is demanding to know how thirteen age son was killed. his body rolled up in a gym mat. surveillance video shows kendrick johnson, that's him in the right with the long braids in a white t-shirt s seen entering the gym. the mat where his body was found is not in the video. johnson's father says they want answers. >> that's all we want to know, exactly what happened to kendrick and how did it...